This year-long fellowship offers Oregon State University undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to explore the intersection of two disciplines or ways of looking at the world. Fellows will develop a creative project informed by active engagement with research at OSU in one of four fellowship tracks: Art+Science, Art+Engineering, Humanities+Science, or Film+Science. Fellows will be awarded $1,000, ongoing networking opportunities and mentorship.
 

Application Deadline: 11:59pm on Friday, March 14, 2025. Applicants will be notified of status at the beginning of spring term.
 

General Eligibility Criteria 

• Both graduate students and upper-division undergraduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 are eligible to apply.
• This is a year-long program and students must be enrolled at OSU throughout the fellowship (spring 2025 through spring 2026). We recognize that some students may not be available during the summer term—this will not affect eligibility.
• Each fellowship track may include additional eligibility requirements, so please read the track descriptions here for details.
   

Fellowship Expectations

Before you apply for a fellowship, please make sure you will be able to meet these expectations for the year:  

• Attend an in-person fellowship orientation the afternoon of Friday April 25, 2025. 
• Meet each month (in-person or virtually) with two mentors in your fields of interest. At least one of your mentors must be from OSU. Please read the fellowship track descriptions for additional information about mentors.
• Provide a work plan at the beginning of fall term and a progress report in winter term. 
• Attend program meetings and events September 2025 through June 2026. 
• Be actively engaged with science or engineering research on campus. For example, you might attend lab meetings, participate in field work or take part in disciplinary discussions.
• Collaborate with other fellows to 1) develop and participate in a public event/exhibition in spring 2026, 2) provide images and project descriptions to help create a public document cataloging fellowship outcomes, and 3) provide feedback to create a Useful Tips guide for future fellows.

How to Apply:  

• Answer application questions in the form below. 
• Provide a nomination letter from a faculty member who can speak to your qualifications for this fellowship and ability to work both independently and collaboratively. Your nomination letter may be uploaded by the applicant or emailed directly by the faculty member to Joy Jensen at joy.jensen@oregonstate.edu. Please inform your nominating faculty member of this choice.  
• Upload or link to any additional materials requested in questions specific to your chosen fellowship track (Part 2 in the form).
• Submit your application form and any additional materials.  
   

More information: 

This program was initiated by the Arts-Sci Faculty Group at OSU to provide students with the opportunity to explore and create at the intersection of two ways of looking at the world. Fellowships are coordinated by the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts and the OSU Arts-Sci Faculty Group, and they are sponsored by a number of colleges, units, and programs on campus as well as external support foundations. For more information about these fellowships and sponsors, please visit the program page or contact joy.jensen@oregonstate.edu. 

Oregon State University graduate students from any field who work at the intersection of the humanities, writing, and environmental sciences are invited to apply for a residency sponsored by the Spring Creek Project. To be eligible, students must be engaged in a writing and/or research project (e.g., a thesis, independent study, or internship) that aligns with the mission of the Spring Creek Project, and applications must include a recommendation letter from a nominating faculty member. 

Residents receive exclusive use of the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek for approximately one week as well as a stipend of $250. The cabin offers a profound experience of concentrated solitude and simple living that is conducive to curiosity, reflection, and sustained focus. Within 4 weeks of the session end, residents will provide a short letter describing their experience at the cabin and how it influenced their work.  

Graduate students may apply for a solo residency or a collaborative residency with one other student. If applying collaboratively, each student will need to submit an application and faculty recommendation letter. If awarded collaboratively, each student will receive $250.

Dates and Application Deadline

One spring break session is available:

• March 22 through 28

One summer session is available:

• June 24 through 30
  

Application deadline: 11:59pm on Friday, February 21, 2025

Materials will be reviewed by a selection committee, and applicants will be notified of status approximately one week after application deadline. 

Two documents are required for applications to be considered complete:

• From a faculty member: a one-page recommendation letter that speaks to the content and direction of the proposed project and the student’s responsibility and ability to live respectfully in a nature preserve. This letter will be submitted directly by the faculty member via Submittable, so student applicants should share the link to this page when requesting a recommendation.
• From the student: a one-page narrative letter that describes the proposed project, communicates how the project aligns with the mission of the Spring Creek Project, and notes how time at Shotpouch Cabin would benefit project advancement.

For More Information

Please visit our website and/or contact Joy Jensen at joy.jensen@oregonstate.edu.

About Shotpouch Cabin

The Cabin at Shotpouch Creek is a comfortable retreat nestled in the Oregon Coast Range on a 70-acre nature preserve about 25 miles west of Corvallis. It overlooks Shotpouch Creek, a tributary of the Tum Tum River in the Marys River Watershed. From the cabin, miles of hiking trails climb into the forest- and fern-covered hills. The cabin is furnished with two bedrooms, a well-equipped, simple kitchen, electric heat, and a landline telephone. There is no internet or cell phone service. Students must be highly responsible and respectful of the values of the retreat and in a position to benefit from prolonged solitude and silence. The cabin and land are entirely smoke-free, and we cannot allow pets. Residents must provide their own transportation to the cabin. More information will be provided before the stay. 

About the Spring Creek Project  

The mission of the Spring Creek Project is to bring together the practical wisdom of environmental science, the clarity of philosophy, and the transformational power of the written word and the arts to envision and inspire just and joyous relations with the planet and with one another. Dedicated to creating conversations among writers, philosophers, artists, and others in the humanities and environmental sciences, we work to nurture collaborations among people with various ways of seeing, understanding, and expressing the relation between humans and the rest of the natural world.   

Oregon State University faculty are invited to apply for a Spring Creek Project Faculty Residency at the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek. To be eligible, applicants must be engaged in a writing and/or research project aligned with the mission of the Spring Creek Project. Those working on projects at the intersection of environmental science and writing, art, music, social science, or the humanities would be a good fit. Faculty may apply for a solo residency or a collaborative residency (the collaborator is not required to be OSU-affiliated). 

Residents receive exclusive use of Shotpouch Cabin for approximately one week. The cabin offers a profound experience of concentrated solitude and simple living that is conducive to curiosity, reflection, and sustained focus. Residents will provide a short letter describing their experience and how it influenced their work within 4 weeks of session end.

Dates and Application Deadline

Two summer sessions are available:

• Session 1: July 28 – August 3
• Session 2: August 11 – August 17

Application deadline: 11:59pm Friday, February 21, 2025

Materials will be reviewed by a selection committee and applicants will be notified of status approximately one week after the application deadline.

For More Information

Please visit our website or contact Joy Jensen at joy.jensen@oregonstate.edu. 

About the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek 

The Cabin at Shotpouch Creek is a comfortable retreat nestled in the Oregon Coast Range on a 70-acre nature preserve about 25 miles west of Corvallis. It overlooks Shotpouch Creek, a tributary of the Tum Tum River in the Marys River Watershed. From the cabin, miles of hiking trails climb into the forest- and fern-covered hills. The cabin is furnished with two bedrooms, a well-equipped, simple kitchen, electric heat, and a landline telephone. There is no internet or cell phone service. The cabin and land are entirely smoke-free, and we cannot allow pets. Residents must provide their own transportation to the cabin. More information will be provided before the stay. 

About the Spring Creek Project  

The mission of the Spring Creek Project is to bring together the practical wisdom of environmental science, the clarity of philosophy, and the transformational power of the written word and the arts to envision and inspire just and joyous relations with the planet and with one another. Dedicated to creating conversations among writers, philosophers, artists, and others in the humanities and environmental sciences, we work to nurture collaborations among people with various ways of seeing, understanding, and expressing the relation between humans and the rest of the natural world.